RIP Ken Judge – former West Coast Eagles coach
Former West Coast Eagles coach and local sports broadcaster, Ken Judge, has died.
The former coach and broadcaster was 58. He died on his birthday.
Judge also coached the Hawthorn Hawks in 1996 to 1999 and then the West Coast Eagles between 2001 and 2002.
He was also a broadcaster and sports commentator in Perth.
He had been battling cancer, myeloma – a rare bone marrow cancer since 2012.
Very sad to learn of death of #kenjudge. A wonderful contributor to footy and taken far too young. Condolences to his family. #RIP
— Brendon Gale (@brendongale25) January 15, 2016
RIP Ken Judge. Thoughts with his family. An AFL + WAFL premiership player, WAFL premiership coach and a valued member of @abcgrandstand
— Clint Wheeldon (@ClintWheeldon) January 15, 2016
Incredibly sad to hear Ken Judge has passed away today, aged 58. Our condolences to his family. pic.twitter.com/PLd4qM6A7u
— AFL Players (@AFLPlayers) January 15, 2016
Cancer rears its ugly head yet again.
Vale Ken Judge.
A great @HawthornFC man.
Hard but always fair.
A terrific bloke and brilliant company
— Stephen Quartermain (@Quartermain10) January 15, 2016